Month: April 2010

Supervalu Sues Hershey Over Prices

April 1, 2010 John Vomhof Jr., Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Supervalu Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the nations largest chocolate makers, accusing them of conspiring to fix prices from 2002 until at least 2008. …

LongHorn Shines Among Darden Restaurants

April 1, 2010 Sandra Pedicini, Orlando Sentinel

LongHorn Steakhouse showed significantly better performance in the company’s earnings report released this week. …

Study: Trips To Supermarket Drop

April 1, 2010 Todd Hale, Consumer & Shopper Insights, and Dan Brady, The Nielsen Company

According to Nielsen, the downward trend of consumers shopping less hit a new low in February 2010. …

Kroger Executive Joins MCS Ambassadors

April 1, 2010 MSQ Mexico

Gale Prince, Kroger’s food safety program head, joined the MCS Ambassadors. …

Culinary Institute of America Head To Keynote CAFE

April 1, 2010 Brent T. Frei, Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education

Dr. Tim Ryan, president of The Culinary Institute of America, will keynote the 2010 CAF Leadership Conference. …